How Catholic are SR and Visitation?

[Anonymous]

And would a girl who comes from a 'Christmas and Easter only" Catholic family, and is fairly liberal with stuff like gay marriage and abortion, feel uncomfortable there?

[Anonymous]

I'm not Catholic, and I felt very comfortable there.
Yes, I do think if your daughter is pro abortion then she would probably not feel welcome. Though that's probably true for the Catholic church as a whole.
There is a very big emphasis on Salesian values.

[Anonymous]

Probably fine at either but SR is the more liberal of the two.

[Anonymous]

Parent of recent Visi grad here: I think there are a fair number of "E&C" Catholics at Visitation, but agree that openly supporting gay marriage and/or abortion would be outside the norm since it's a Catholic school that teaches Catholic moral theology. I'd consider it maybe a bit more liberal than some of the more orthodox parishes (like some in the Arlington diocese) but not liberal-liberal. They do have cloistered sisters living on-site, after all (as well as non-cloistered).

[Anonymous]

How about Holy Cross? (not OP)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not Catholic, and I felt very comfortable there.
Yes, I do think if your daughter is pro abortion then she would probably not feel welcome. Though that's probably true for the Catholic church as a whole.
There is a very big emphasis on Salesian values.

No one is "pro abortion."

[Anonymous]

If you're a Catholic who attends Mass only twice a year and is pro-Abortion and pro-Gay Marriage, you will feel very uncomfortable at Visi and even the more liberal Stone Ridge. Better to be a non-Catholic who is Pro-Life and supportative of natural Marriage. If you are Pro-Abortion you have effectively excommunicated yourself from the Catholic Church, whether you realize it or not.

[Anonymous]

There is no Catholic school where your child would feel comfortable if she openly advocates those particular views. It would be the equivalent of attending a Jewish day school and arguing that all of Israel should be given to the Palestinians.

[Anonymous]

Prior two posts are spot-on.

[Anonymous]

Seriously, being pro-choice and thinking that gay people should be able marry each other, at least in a civil ceremony, is enough to make a girl an outcast at Visi or Stone Ridge? Considering how much greater a percentage of the population belives in both of these things I can hardly imagine how either school gets full admission numbers.

Good God, you all are making the schools sound like throw backs to the 1950s. And that is a very bad thing when it comes to open mindedness and inclusiveness. It is really scary to think the young student population would be so narrow mineded and judgemental. I have to wonder if its just parents making assumptions about their girls.

Oh, and no one, not even those who just barely make the marginally normal category says anyone is "pro-abortion." Its ridiculous. No one ants there to be abortions. People who are pro-choice are just that, willing to let induviduals who have made a mistake or are in medical danger, make choice about what is going on inside a woman's own body.

[Anonymous]

^^Calm down. The pps were saying that "openly advocating" for choice and gay marriage might not go over well. My DD learned to navigate how to answer questions on the religion test (the same way you do on most any test): write the best answer the way the teacher taught and what s/he wants to read. But she didn't start an after school club for Choice.

[Anonymous]

The prior poster is the one who is narrow minded and judgemental. If you don't believe in Catholic morality, then send your daughter elsewhere. The Catholic schools are busting at the seems, full of folks who support natural, pro-creative marriage and believe that every life, from conception to natural death, is worthy of protection. If you don't agree, don't call yourself Catholic or seek to attend Catholic schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you're a Catholic who attends Mass only twice a year and is pro-Abortion and pro-Gay Marriage, you will feel very uncomfortable at Visi and even the more liberal Stone Ridge. Better to be a non-Catholic who is Pro-Life and supportative of natural Marriage. If you are Pro-Abortion you have effectively excommunicated yourself from the Catholic Church, whether you realize it or not.

Still barely Catholic who's pro gay marriage and prochoice here: if you want Catholicism to continue to exist, stop framing statements this way. I'm a mom and this kind of intolerance is one of the many reasons why I'm raising my kids away from such views. Even Pope Frank has said lighten up. Listen to him. Remember, Jesus never said a word on abortion or gay marriage. Pope Frank was everybody welcome, so open your mind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Parent of recent Visi grad here: I think there are a fair number of "E&C" Catholics at Visitation, but agree that openly supporting gay marriage and/or abortion would be outside the norm since it's a Catholic school that teaches Catholic moral theology. I'd consider it maybe a bit more liberal than some of the more orthodox parishes (like some in the Arlington diocese) but not liberal-liberal. They do have cloistered sisters living on-site, after all (as well as non-cloistered).

How ironic is THAT statement. Pathetic. I was raised Roman Catholic and wouldn't dare judge someone about who they love, what makes them happy and what they want to do with their own body - or teach young people to do the same, to pass judgement. I guess that is why I am not longer a practicing Catholic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^Calm down. The pps were saying that "openly advocating" for choice and gay marriage might not go over well. My DD learned to navigate how to answer questions on the religion test (the same way you do on most any test): write the best answer the way the teacher taught and what s/he wants to read. But she didn't start an after school club for Choice.

This sounds like a sensitive and sensible approach.


I am very active in my parish and my priest knows that I support marriage equality. Because I am not standing outside the church with a bull horn and signs, he doesn't care.